On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the calendar year (CY) 2021 Proposed Rule for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). This would include outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services provided in all settings (private practice (both therapist-owned and physician-owned, skilled nursing facilities doing Part B, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, rehabilitation agencies, home health agencies providing Part B therapy services in the home and hospital outpatient therapy departments). One of the CMS proposals is to decrease the MPFS conversion factor to $32.26, a decrease of $3.83 from the CY 2020

The proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021 is calling for an estimated 9% decrease in payment for codes tied to Part B physical, occupational and speech therapy services. I am asking you to contact your representative in the House of Representatives and your 2 United State Senators to prevent these cuts, which will reduce patient access and create instability in the health care system. Contact your Members of Congress today. Please do this in addition to submitting comments to CMS that I discuss below. WE NEED BOTH! In addition and equally important is communicating your opposition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid